No, that is not what she said at all. At least that is not what I have heard being reported all night over the radio. Her actual statement was far more disturbing, far more manipulative, and in a religious context far more deceiving. I said it a few weeks ago and I'll say it again here, "the problem with what is happening is it is punishment for the sins of the father." It is the very ideology that keeps the middle east in tribal turmoil. Jesus came for the forgiveness of sin. There is no peace without forgiveness. Consider the phrase, "no justice, no peace." And all their phrases are wrapped up in revenge. Even the Mayor's actual statement is soaked in a demand for revenge for sins paid for in blood 156 years ago.
“Taking down this statue is one small step closer to the goal of helping Charlottesville, Virginia, and America, grapple with the sin of being willing to destroy Black people for economic gain,” Charlottesville Mayor Nikuyah Walker said as the crane neared the monument.
America has grappled with this sin and paid dearly for it in the form of the Civil War and we've made great leaps and strides to raise up the Black people. We have taken the steps forward to end discrimination in schools, jobs, and society in general. Black people have more opportunity in the country than any other nation on earth.
Are Black communities still struggling? Yes. But it is time for the Black people look inward and grapple with the sins in their own community. It is time to ask themselves why their communities are so, so broken and stop pointing fingers at everyone else.